Process Studies in the Southern Ocean: An Overview and Future Perspectives
Published: Apr 28, 2019
Photo Courtesy: NCPOR
Due to high levels of nutrients in the Southern Ocean, it exhibits substantial primary productivity. A view of onboard incubation process on a research vessel.
Abstract: The Southern Ocean plays a major role in the global carbon sequestration and cycling, strongly influencing the global climate pattern. Since 2004, ten successful scientific expeditions to the Indian sector of Southern Ocean have been carried out to understand its complexities and role in carbon sequestration, biodiversity and other Earth system processes.
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